portage
noun
the act of carrying; carriage.
Example Sentences
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Exploiting a series of portages linking Lake Michigan and local rivers, they paddled their canoes from Canada’s Atlantic shore to the Gulf of Mexico and as far west as the Rocky Mountains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
The wilderness stopped issuing entry permits, closing all land, water, trails, portages, campsites, canoe routes and entry points until Aug. 27.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 22, 2021
There was one industry that the new city would excel in, which did not require ships, portages, or much labor at all.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 19, 2017
Escaping civilization means lugging your gear — canoe on shoulders, gear on back, feet on trail — across dozens of winding portages between lakes.
From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2016
“The frequent bad rapids making so many portages necessary. Our position every day grows more serious; the food supply less.”
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
